Ellsworth Air Force Base (AFB) is a United States Air Force (USAF) base located about 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Rapid City, South Dakota, just north of the town of Box Elder.
A Rockwell B-1B Lancer taking off from Ellsworth AFB
4th ACCS EC-135G Airborne Launch Control Center at Ellsworth AFB, SD
Ellsworth AFB Main Gate with a B-52D on static display in the background, c.1988
Aerial view of Ellsworth AFB, c.1990.
Rapid City is the second most populous city in South Dakota after Sioux Falls and the county seat of Pennington County. Named after Rapid Creek, where the settlement developed, it is in western South Dakota, on the Black Hills' eastern slope. The population was 74,703 as of the 2020 census.
Image: Rapid City Skyline (2022)
Image: Journey Museum and Learning Center
Image: Dahl Arts Center Rapid City
Image: Rapid City Public Library (2022)